ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204773
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 16 March 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | GAL Monospar ST.25 Jubilee |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Sites Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AEAT |
| MSN: | GAL/ST/25/75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shoots Field, near Knockholt Beeches, 8 km west of Sevenoaks, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered [C of R 6654] on 3.2.36 as G-AEAT to Aerial Sites Ltd., Theobalds Road, London WC.1 (aircraft based at Hanworth Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex). C of A 5319 issued March 1936.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16.3.38 when crashed at Shoots Field, near Knockholt Beeches, 8 km west of Sevenoaks, Kent. According to a contemporary newspaper report ("Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Friday 18 March 1938:
ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES
About 11 p.m. on Wednesday a 'plane owned by Aerial Sites, Ltd., was wrecked when making a forced landing at Shoots Field, near Knockholt Beeches. Both the pilot, C. R. Willows, and a passenger sustained shock and cuts, and it seems that both must have lain unconscious for a time before they were able to walk to get assistance. They were not taken to hospital, but conveyed home".
Registration G-AEAT cancelled by the Air Ministry 31.12.38 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
The reported crash location of Knockholt is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north west of Sevenoaks & 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London, at approximate coordinates 51.30759811 North, 0.10655806 West
Sources:
1. Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Friday 18 March 1938
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/79-register-gb-g-ae
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AEAT.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
5. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/civil-registered-gal-monospar-st25-421354148
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15652.0
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockholt
8. https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/knockholt-beeches-sevenoaks
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2018 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Mar-2020 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2020 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation